Pacific Crest Trail Association - Preserving, Protecting and Promoting

Since 1977, the PCTA has protected, maintained,
and advocated for the Pacific Crest Trail.

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From trailhead conditions to tips on
safety and logistics

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Trip basics to long-distance permits,
maps and gear

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Birding on the Pacific Crest Trail is a rewarding way to enjoy the trail
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Those seeds clinging to your hiking socks may be from invasive plants
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Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest issues new food storage order to protect wildlife
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2023 Annual Membership Meeting Highlights Successes Made Possible By You
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Project schedule

You don't want to be anywhere near a large wildfire. Photo by Mike Lewelling, National Park Service

How to react to wildfires

Trail closures

PCTA’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

When to hike the PCT

Fin Dome in Kings Canyon National Park. The Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail winding away.

Permits

PCT alumni thruhikers standing at the northern terminus on the Canadian border

Finishers and Alumni

Muir Hut in Kings Canyon National Park is being searched for a missing person during the winter. Photo courtesy of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks.

Emergency beacons, lost hikers, trip plans, and search and rescue

5-Needle Pines Community Science Project

America’s National Trails System

Buy our PCT book today. You'll love it. The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America’s Wilderness Trail is truly special. Published by Rizzoli. Written by Mark Larabee, Barney Scout Mann, with a forward from Cheryl Strayed.

Our book | The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America’s Wilderness Trail

A Changing PCT: Climate change is already altering the trail experience